New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07
CATHOLICS AND HIGH LICENSE.
THE CROSBY BILL FAVORED BY THEM

BISHOP IRELAND on THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC-WHAT
Is BEING DONE BY CHURCH SOCIETIES.
Catholic churches In NewY0rk City and state are TAX
Ing pronounced position in favor OF the High License
bill now.before the Legislature. Nopubc mass meetings
are being held but In the church temperance organiza
all the State the subject being discussed and
the bill commended. In New-York State the membership
the Metropolitan Catholic Total Abstinence Union ID
nearly 10000 These unions Pre connected with the
churches OF the different parishes and have among their
officers priests Of the parish In addition to these
unions the secular that include the
Father societies OF the city and other independ
Catholic temperance societies are strongly IN favor
societies in speaking Crosby High License bill say
that among Catholic temperaLce societies OF tne etsae
seventyve per would give their support To the blu
For several years these societies nave peen urging lie
High License measure, and It Is asserted by them that
first temperance organizations la New lork rs
to bring forward this check TO the growth
Elliott address to st. Pauls Gud, OF tne Chutch VI
action through the Legislature in controlling the liquor
traffic. and OF the largest temperance massneeings
Paulist Fathers at Fifty-ninthst and Ninthaye; III
January 1888 and recommended the adoption OF High
sens in D @ Al this meeting there was audi
Of more than 1000 Ihey we're sed
Bishop Kane OF Richmond The Rev. Thomas Mcmillan,
Of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF America the
general organization OF the Catholic Church temperance
societies, that tnls Oiutr "
unions have adopted as campaign document the
address Ss subject b TRSpsads Of copies have been
printed circulated through the unions In all parts OF
The state maintains that there IL no ground Tor oppo
sition High License The present expansion vi me
liquor traffic cannot be defended ana mid ibe
trainc special high tax Is the method 10 reduce tue
When placed in the statute book, Bishop Ireland says
empnaticaly the If strictly enforced Will diminish
the evils OF ntenperance But the qnor az M bt
l.o lao oil nd he
he believes be right must DO kept from once TIC ANUS
first and step toward reform Is to reaufe
wrest completely hands the helm OF government IN
village cfy and state. for the slereness ana
the authority will not permit the smallest part OF ~ 70
become Imperative an neiecy ~ 90 @ for WHOSE re-
sraint enacted Is able TO render nusatJy;
safe unless the deepest permeae the pub
o o s So mean beyond peradventure put
into effect Of all OF us pr DIVISIONS 10y us Iena %
OF society ana working the total disruption OF the re-
tonniry Knows and It ama2es my power to tell
that people proud Of their republican hs ;
and strong for tho teaching world the hight OF
protest liquor traffic 70 mock the enact ens OF the
and 10 proclaim Us power to be a mere phantom
Total Abstinence Union Of Philadelphia has taken mp the
question High License and has sent to the PennsyVaa
Legislature memorial urlh9 lne soPloh y, o,f,ion
tn reduce liquor traffic In Phlade phia Inc peuHoh
says In part
We are tired OF seeing the prisons refomatory nstitu
allied with Tie victims OF nSsTp s nStn %
asylums oNcttioNurtl lou
effects drink Of having tue youth corrupted o ne
that disgracr large ctlcs
and towns noting vast army OF drnnksrts orphans
orowd.ng INTO iums un w. turn weary anu @
heart ana ourselves possible that the REPRESENTATIVES,
by people Of Pennsylvania VIII turn dear car "
| A needed REFORM ,ho
DO not ition" although we respect the
omen who are TIA
bnt we do AK License" law 80 TT AIMED mat the
anonpt re ied for Will drive out Of existence Tie
low gruggercs corrupt people and win sn.n re
strctlos N AT 10 liquor the LORDS Day or TO drunk
ards and children will be dsreputaO 10 the
putting badge Of crime upon the offender ana sshns I'M
10 pr.en as warning TO others be disposed to
follow his example
Ills said that similar memorial has been proposed IN
York and will be In Albany In favor or the
crosby High License BILL coming from the Total ADstin
euce Union OF the state.